Energy Quote by Brian Setzer

Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind.

— Mike Watt

Punk was more based on social change than on music, so it didn't bother me too much. It wasn't really a musical threat.

— Steve Winwood

I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made…

— Jello Biafra

You know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music.

— Mike Watt

Punk [rock] seemed like rock 'n' roll music utterly without the music.

— Steve Winwood

Punk was sort of an angry stance against things that had happened just before, against the pop of glam rock, against progressive rock. Music…

— Gary Kemp

I felt that when punk came out, it was overlooked.

— Marky Ramone

I don't think that the punk sound really became the punk sound until much later. The punk era wasn't really just one musical sound.…

— Debbie Harry

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

— David Byrne

To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.

— Joey Ramone

After the Ramones, it was more about new wave for me than punk.

— Eddie Vedder

Punk helped musical fringes get attention. Stuff like Nirvana could never have happened without it.

— Toyah Willcox